Justin Timberlake Reveals The Real Reason He Left 'NSYNC' | TMZ Live

Justin Timberlake is taking a very personal jab at his former pals in 'NSYNC ... claiming he just cared more about the band's musical image than they did. So we had Chris Kirkpatrick on TMZ LIVE to get his thoughts on Justin's comments.
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[@jackwalker7086]

Chris is an intelligent man obviously. He handled TMZ’s Questions very sensibly and respectfully...thanks Chris for keeping it classy and calm.

[@rioboy13]

In other words...he talked WALKING ON EGG SHELLS =)

[@Annamarie40985]

No I think that it may appear like he was walking on egg shells but if you know the way Chris his mind works when he’s not being funny version of Chris is that he literally did it feel like the interview was taken out of context. JC has always been asked some very similar questions and answer them very similarly and the truth is they’re not going to slam each other because they love each other. Musically they were going in different directions stylistically and Chris was always involved with that clothing line and Joey is more of like an actual I am or a stage performer and I don’t think JC likes to act or be humorous nowhere near the way Justin does on Saturday night live, so it’s not like it’s a bad answer, you know?

[@Annamarie40985]

As talented individually as each of these men are, it’s awesome to see how they handle each other in interviews when they are asked these kind of questions. Stylistically they are all so incredibly different that it is unreal and I like that about them. Justin was obviously more into R&B and even hip-hop and Jacey was into like a some synthpop back then and all kinds of different things, hence the title of his record being “Schizophrenic.” I know I remember this article being written and I remember immediately thinking that everything was taken completely out of context. No matter what those boys are brothers for life and it still shows today and nobody is angry at Justin‘s success despite where the others have succeeded and trust me, after everything they’ve been through with their manager and everything they are thankful for their lives that they have been able to have and no matter what they can live off of the “fruits of their labor“ successfully for years to come.

[@amynaglowsky581]

Wow

[@always_talkback2038]

What a cool dude

[@marilynsimmons2560]

I like Chris he's a good guy he actually made it a point not to diss Justin or anyone else in the group it's called maturity which tmz wants nothing to do with.

[@jrrcorcloudsaremine]

Marilyn Simmons because they all remain on friendly terms.

[@timj1534]

I'm glad Chris isn't dumb with media

[@Annamarie40985]

Barry Levin and just wants to start some drama, as per usual.

[@chronocross85]

Lets not forget that JC Chasez is the best singer in that group

[@Mcgturtle3]

amen

[@cloudwalker08]

Yes. tank you! Justin has an ego that is bigger than his talent, he is no Michael Jackson, he is no Icon and he acts like it, because the media and the industry keeps calling the guy genious , Icon whatever, he is overrated as an artist and a terrible actor.

[@vickieclark5931]

Completely agree. Justin is nothing compared to JC.

[@elisefincher4478]

Rattu I agree with you on that. jc had the better voice even justin said that jc had the best voice jcs main downfall I think was him not being marketed and poor management.

[@rachelriassana6752]

I SECOND THAT! JC has way better singing technique than Justin

[@Comingfromcurious]

Nsync has always been classy with their answers....way to go Chris!

[@JtruUk]

Chris seems like such a nice humble guy.

[@tami8458]

He is.

[@itsmeAshley84]

Yeah 😍

[@mcmrvr8584]

He handled this well

[@ruchelleramirez2441]

He was always my favorite

[@trentrama2645]

jc was underrated i think he has the best voice of pop star like strong vocal

[@angelsimmons7933]

Trent Rama I agree it's funny cause you never hear nothing bad about JC but Timberlake is always getting bad press 🤔

[@gisellemendoza9025]

+Angel Simmons I guess that's because jt is very famous and they do it just for gossip

[@adamartinmusic]

he's my favorite of the group

[@jonathankeim9753]

Trent Rama

[@vanessaruiz2633]

JC.NSEHYC 💓❣🕶

[@Jah_LEASE_yah]

Chris was being so amicable and so gracious and TMZ just wanted to stir up problems.

[@Annamarie40985]

I know, right? I think they thought that maybe if they had Chris on there and watched her up problems and I knew immediately that no matter who they have on there that wasn’t gonna happen. They have always said how they are like five brothers despite being completely different people stylistically and musically and in terms of their personalities. Personally I always thought JC Chasez had the best vocals, But goodness gracious if you hear them sing a cappella and really get a chance to hear each of the guys, they are all incredible! It’s crazy how even today the media tries to put them against one another and they keep failing at it LOL. None of these boys from *NSYNC are dumb enough to answer a question like that and say something mean about the other guys and everyone is happy for Justin and if you want proof just watch the interview that Jacey had to give it to CNN headline news I think it was when he was kicked off the Rose Bowl thing because of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl controversy. He handled that like a pro while at the same time expressing his feelings as an artist at the time. That’s my boys and I’m nutshell and they are each like that toward one another.

[@PungiFungi]

TMZ is fake news.

[@Anjilstorm1]

They was getting on my nerves. They was clearly trying to creat drama for the sake of having a story for TMZ.

[@StuartdeOcampo]

;-“Haters gonna say it’s fake (so real)”

[@Newyorklover7]

You tried to stir the pot but Chris is a gentleman and was honest LOL there is no Feud there

[@meghannrobinson1997]

literally none lol

[@SkinnyRob]

Yeah howie, or whatever his f****** name is the little prick looked extremely annoyed that he couldn't get Chris to insult any of the members of the group. I can tell they wanted that interview to last longer but he wasn't giving them anything that could use to put a wedge in between those guys so they cut it

[@bobbyboyd6057]

They were trying so hard to provoke an angry reaction out of him. Props to Chris for keeping it chill

[@hulkjordan35]

TMZ is reaching. Justin brought out Chris and his wife on tour for a few weeks. Theres a video of Justin thanking Chris for being with him on the road. Not too mention all 5 just celebrated JC's 40th Birthday together

[@asabra69]

exactly they are so close

[@cristopheraugust]

Class act Chris Kirkpatrick. Way to stand by your brothers

[@peterfernandez9670]

Chris is 50 now

[@yungjax]

If you listen to NSYNC all you hear is JC and Justin most of the time but JC had better vocals

[@richardgrace4500]

Ehhhh... you might want to listen closer because 9 out of 10 times if you hear justin or Jc voice you will hear chris voice right behind theirs because he was the counter tenor and basically helped keep them on key..is why if you ever watch any of the concerts you will always see chris near JC or justin or beside both of them

[@darrylbrumfield7659]

Richard Grace dude shut up. He's right all you hear is jc and Justin

[@richardgrace4500]

@@darrylbrumfield7659 funny every song I ever heard you heard 5 part harmony and if you listen to enough of their songs you hear both chris and Joey with solos.. you heard more of chris and Joey when they were overseas

[@lllllllllllll3570]

Darryl Brumfield are you deaf?

[@imnotkidding6768]

Chris vocals was always backing Justin and JC and you can hear his high notes. Are you deaf?

[@spanishjazz]

tmz stop making trouble where there is none... he answered the question and you keep trying to push him to say something else

[@CGF101]

Spanishjazz Nazario half the problem with this country

[@marilynsimmons2560]

Spanishjazz Nazario absolutely correct!

[@MJILLUSTRATES]

100% Agree

[@GW4PCITY]

Well they have a MILLION sources and have heard a lot of shit about the subject... Looking into it is what they do........

[@erikadee8668]

"So Chris, are you trying to say that...", Dude, he answered the question. This video did not need to be this long. 😩

[@pattyramirez2127]

JC is the most talented and humble guy in the group ..

[@Boogiesince]

The most “vocally” talented

[@jesussanchez-eh6do]

jt and jc were the best dancers on the group.@@Boogiesince

[@wegotit2587]

@@jesussanchez-eh6doJC got 4 octave range and he was the best dancer. He could do one handed backsprings, b-boy dancing, crazy isolations and death drop moves…pick up the mic and continue to belt it out without losing a beat. JC was the rare exception where he started out in a dance group before ever becoming a singer.

[@whatintheheck4692]

Yes! Anytime they had a live band JC always thanked the musicians! He frequently interacted with Chris, Lance, and Joey on stage so they had spotlight too.

[@runbayrun]

thank you Chris for being so objective and clear. respect.

[@lordwalker6610]

Wasn’t jc the lead singer technically???? Honestly i feel bad for the guy because he kinda carried the band through the first album

[@snowpeachdoll]

ricky d yes. He tried to release some albums but JT has the attitude

[@AlexLopez-bm6eh]

@@snowpeachdoll Maybe JC could have carried the band in the first album, but at the end, in Celebrity, Justin was the lead singer, as proofs we have Pop, Gone that is a Justin's solo and Girlfriend where Justin sings more than JC.

[@snowpeachdoll]

Alex Lopez yes they could have gone without Justin but that way they’d have to change their band name because it’s suppose to be the last letters of their names. I thought of it too but JC didn’t want to continue if it’s not 5 of them.

[@saltypyrotato]

@@snowpeachdoll where does lance fit into that band name?

[@snowpeachdoll]

Salty Pyro Tato they use to call them lanceteN just so he can fit into the letters, but it really was a dude named JasoN at first but that guy left, so there you go 😊

[@chocosoy8692]

Chris has always been that one friend who's always calm and positive. Listens and looks to every sides and angles. I loved the right man.

[@TenayaGriffin]

They are literally trying to create a story that just isn't there.

[@daggeleslee6640]

I am late to this party but I always have rooted for JC, he is just as amazing as Justin. I hope that he releases more music. I loved the solo stuff he put out.

[@misselaneous2774]

Chris is so underrated sometimes. He is the falsetto king!

[@saftobulle]

As a musician myself I have to say that his statement is far from outrageous. If you’re in a group it’s not weird that some people have higher ambition than others.

[@musiclover_kb4913]

SaftOchBulle I get that and yes that is bound to happen within a group, but at the same time it's hard to defend and sympathize with JT, knowing that so many other groups have reunited and/or continue to perform together. You're probably gonna make the argument that those people's​ solo careers weren't JT-level successful, but what's JT'S excuse? He has a massive ego ,he literally acts ashamed of his boy band roots and more often than not pretends that NSYNC never happened. Now you're probably gonna say that he was being realistic unlike the Backstreet Boys, who "don't know when to quit" but they do it because it's what they love to do. There's a difference between being realistic and moving on with your life and simply refusing to revisit something that was genuinely great just because you think it's beneath you

[@saftobulle]

Actually I think you missunderstand. I don't really care about how successful solo carreers the other members have had or that BSB are still together, even though they're not really "relevant" in terms of the mainstream scene (actually I think that's great). I just meant that when I hear the statement "I felt like I cared more about the music than some of the other people in the group" it sounds to me like he felt like he put down a lot of effort and maybe felt like expanding on what they was doing, while some other members where more complacent or though they wanted to do other stuff and that this boyband thing was taking a lot of time and therefore didn't put in as much effort in it. Which is a very common phenomenom when you're in a group especially when it's a constructed one. So that's what I meant with higher ambitions. I have little knowledge of Justin Timberlake and the mainstream pop scene in general, but I do have experience with group dynamics.

[@ykd818]

JC had some pipes he was very versatile, he could kill it any direction. Definitely underrated

[@spanishjazz]

he explained it several times yet you guys keep putting ideas in his head on what to say. I don't know this guys name but he is awesome.

[@sonjasanchez3233]

True. Justin sounds like he was very ambitious & focused even @ a very young age.

[@warrenaray]

JC was/is the better singer. People liked Justin's look so that's why he became famous.

[@sxdxex]

That damn Gucci he was also 19 while JC was 25...

[@erykkanicole1212]

jc was bae n he had soul

[@erykkanicole1212]

@Gaminx 💅💅

[@SimsGirl4Ever]

But JC was handsome too.

[@niladiana1824]

Hmm Well that could be different. Justin and Jc has different music taste. JT wrote so many songs that can be accepted by so many people. He got so much talent apart from his looks such as play music, dance , write song for him or other singer. 😊

[@THERANDOMMAN91]

Chris was the real reason why *NSYNC formed, after he missed auditions for BSB, he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves, miss when he rocked the goggles, and thought he was awesome as Chip Skylark

[@misselaneous2774]

Chris never auditioned for bsb... he wasn’t interested in singing to tracks at the time.

[@mysterio1374]

Love the diplomacy, he should get into public relations. He's a really cool guy.

[@GW4PCITY]

I can't stop picturing Chip Skylark talking hahaha

[@meriani777]

gringo livin SAME🤣🤣🤣

[@DevBee]

lol when he started talking I was singing "my shiny teeth and me"

[@waytomuchlush8270]

gringo livin Me too ...

[@rjmurphyo0]

In my opinion, there were forces at work telling JT that he could potentially make much more money doing a solo career so as an excuse JT said that other group members weren't as committed. I don't believe this is the case. I think Chris knows very well what happened and he isn't going to bash JT. If you read between the lines, Chris is basically saying you know I don't dislike JT, its just that he did what he felt was best for himself

[@taylorgobble3116]

I agree. He did what he thought was best for himself. And you have to look at the whole picture when it comes to this. (I was younger at the time, so I don't remember all details.) I don't think NSYNC was doing as well at that time as they had been doing in their early years. Personal opinion, and the opinions of my friends at the time, we all hated their Celebrity album. So perhaps in JT's mind, it was either take a shot at a solo career, or go down with a sinking ship. Also, I just watched their Popodyssey tour on youtube the other day. You can tell they weren't completely in it or dedicated as they were in their No Strings Attached tour, and that some of the gimmicks were just too childish for grown men. I think that was a reason as well.

[@richardgrace4500]

Too bad his solo career honestly hasnt been all that succesful🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ it took him talking about his and brittneys sex life on the radio multiple times for his first album too do shit and then he had too strip janet in the middle of the superbowl in order for the second one too do shit... and also beiber had more #1 hits in one year than Timberlake has had in an almost 20 year career

[@_fromthedivine_]

Yes so true

[@Delena00]

@@taylorgobble3116 The Celebrity album was set up for him to go solo. He already was in the studio recording in 2001 unbeknownst to the other guys.

[@dewaynemarler2527]

He sold out

[@TheCackles68]

Chris Kirkpatrick has a cool voice and i love his back up singing it really hits the spot ....

[@CountryboyRew]

J.C has always been my favorite member of the group. I'd love to hear some solo songs from him again

[@PhamNET]

Your question was answered the first minute! why string him along?

[@brandynettleton1658]

He didn't give them the answer they wanted and they were trying to get it out of him and piss him off. The thing is, he wasn't mad and he wasn't going to stoop to their level and diss his buddy.

[@honeylove4116]

Wow Chris I'm impressed at the way you handled this interview.

[@Beautifulblessings88]

Being a huge Nsync fan I was sad they stopped making music together. They were together for 7 years. I wish they would have made more music.

[@TravisCyprien]

To me I just wish the guys would get back together. I mean Backstreet is back and, so many people love it when they did the VMA Awards Performance. They were very big back in the late 90s early 2000, I use to listen to them and I still do as of today. But just because Justin wants to make his solo career doesn't mean he has to pull away from performing from NSYNC. They were really strong for a long time and a lot of people miss them. Just hopefully soon we will get that chance to see them perform like they did back in 2013

[@irelandlifetv6827]

JC was the best singer in that group........he slaayed Justin Daily!

[@Whitneypyant]

IrelandLife TV than how come his album flopped?

[@elfman1342]

Whitney Pyant Shots fired bang bang WORLDSTAR WORLDSTAR

[@irelandlifetv6827]

Even Mariah Carey had a flop albumn. JC didn't get any push and didn't have the right image......

[@ashleyjohnson3133]

Whitney Pyant *cough* Dallas Austin and JIVE RECORDS *cough*

[@malikcampbell7914]

How old are u talking about someones mother who u dont know

[@e-jaymccree3845]

why is tmz trying to start a beef that doesn't exist.... you twisted Justins words around to make him out to be a bad guy and tried to breakup a real good friendship between a group of guys.....not cool man not cool at all

[@lizmanley311]

I'm still a fan of their old music to bad they aren't together anymore 😞

[@royalace2271]

The difference between BSB & Nsync is that BSB is a family and *NSYNC is just a group of singer and vocalist together

[@rosietema824]

Royal Ace Fuxking truth!! 👌🏼👌🏼

[@jrrcorcloudsaremine]

Royal Ace No, you're just to dumb to see that none of them has the chops for a solo career!

[@S3NTINEL2001]

Agree

[@max_payne95]

that's why BSB is awesome...

[@margaritanolasco6515]

I wonder if that is truth

[@beautyproductsaremycardiob4465]

Chris is so respectful. The media needs to stop

[@mecfstraveler]

, I've always really liked Chris. He handled this interview really well. I'm so glad that there was no trash talk and that everything was just cool! My favorite, course, was JC,. Justin was a bit Young but he was this kid who had so much talent that I really thought was going to go someplace with a solo career and dreaded when it would happen because that meant there be no NSYNC anymore. I say kid cuz I was like in my thirties then. But all of my teenage kids were fans and they were very much involved in the dance industry. I was actually the one that saw sync on TV and told my kids they had to watch these guys dance. Then that led to taking that to the dance Studio. Even on the 1st American official video they released, tearin up my heart, they were doing some really fresh things at the time and it stood out from all of the other boy bands everywhere. They were special. And as a group they're dancing it was also in sync which is important if you're in a group number . It was a double treat ! Dance moves that were a pleasure to watch , and good music from guys that can actually sing ! We were definitely fans from the beginning and still are . I know when my daughter became a dance instructor the first song she choreographed a Dance to was "Dirty Pop" . I didn't even know they gotten a star on the Walk of Fame and was just recently thinking that they needed something to recognize how important that group was to what was going on in the music industry at the time. Those five guys together were like magic!

[@sammiejo6557]

Damn! He said they were cool as fuck and supportive for Justin going off and doing music, JC doing music, everyone..... you know living their God Damn Life's not tide to each other's fucking hips! They were kids! They grow up! Who would have known how Big Justin became? They all seem to be living their lifes. Good For All of them.

[@sandcastlecollapsing]

I knew Justin would be the breakout star of that group, I had a bet with a classmate haha!

[@VayKaeBae]

I knew Justin was gonna blow up. I was glad he did :)

[@RashaadEst1986]

Justin and beyonce should do a tour together it should called why we left our groups

[@dfimbrez4079]

😂

[@brandynettleton1658]

Good for Chris! He said exactly what should have been said when somebody is diggin to start a problem where there isn't one.

[@MidnightMrSukii]

I mean this is one side but Lance explains how it went down in his book. He and Joey did that movie that apparently was stretching them a little thin as far as time was concerned when it came to recording the new album. The other guys kept getting told there needed to be more time for Justin solo career and got put on Hiatus for well almost two years before Justin finally came and set them all down and started pointing fingers about how no one else cared about the music. He particularly singled out Joey and Lance for doing the movie yet Justin had done a movie not just a year before. As far as what's currently on this video, I think TMZ is just stirring the pot and Chris is just being PC to answer their questions

[@lolita3399]

Lance has been talking shit and over stepping bounds (even about personal/private things) since the group went on hiatus (no one else in the group ever has but him)...especially with his book. He's obviously bitter, which is funny because he's the only one in the group who most likely couldn't pull off a solo career as he has such a bass voice that would be hard to make work for radio. He NEEDS the group...and hes the only one out of all of them I've ever heard complain so much. When the group went on hiatus he himself was doing movies, started a movie production company, a music label for country artists and already had several artists on the roster that were recording and touring (Meredith was one) and was even preparing to go into space...he obviously was spreading himself thin and was probably one of the reasons the group went on hiatus which is when Justin decided to continue in music and tried a solo career (which he excelled in). Justin, Chris, and Joey are all still very close. JCs kept to himself...which is who's he's always been. In fact, if you listen to interviews, there's been major hints from all of them that it's JC who doesn't want to do a reunion tour.

[@gertj363]

@@lolita3399 can you send links to those interviews you were referring to?

[@cindymaun8952]

Chris was awesome. Realistic, intelligent and gracious.

[@DeeandCeeT]

Chris was low key “that guy” in N’ sync I didn’t know until watching their live performances he carried all of the higher notes etc.

[@AmourRichard-yp3pv]

Same

[@522nibbles]

Chris can only say how he feels in his point of view not everyone else's. I personally think everyone just wants time on his own.

[@nyeshabrooks8666]

They keep asking him the same question in so many different ways...he said what he said

[@ehaught9722]

No, he dated Britney which made him bigger and more well known that's why he "out grew" the band. Prior to dating Britney he was just another band member. Don't get it twisted.

[@delanoarts3703]

I'm not into boy bands but seeing how hard they really worked and there real talent I think there very real for a boy band

[@gabegordon2953]

I never liked Chris Kirkpatrick and I don’t know why but after these e interviews he’s given I have changed my mind . He’s very well spoken and seems very down to earth . Chris I wish you the best in whatever you do .. I think you would be to talented part of the tmz staff..

[@yolandaznostalgictv9462]

I remember the NSync days. I think Justin was just ready to experiment a lil beyond Popmusic.

[@richardgrace4500]

Uhm...if he was ready to experience music beyond pop music...then how come he has never done anything except pop music 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣

[@LeonardoPimentel20]

Wait, he is a pop artist

[@patricehenry508]

Why are they trying to make more out of this than it is? Let it go!

[@jetzterrr26]

TMZ trying to pull out something on this guy...sorry TMZ he's a good guy and he knows JT....

[@nilabanlow975]

Um ok.... Tmz totally fishing for views with this. The fame of Nsync came basically from JT and JC it was obvious back then that the boy was gifted, now they are all grown up and all this is irrelevant

[@kristen.aubrey]

TMZ just cannot fathom the idea that they actually got along and were happy for each other 🙄

[@aarfan44]

Kristen Weaver Exactly! You hit the nail on the head.

[@Shickadelio4]

ALL the props to Chris for not chasing that TMZ carrot, man. They tried so hard to yank some drama out of him and he resisted - being level-headed, logical, and true to his family of "brothers" in every direction.

[@troyarrington5485]

What a gentleman! He did a classy job in this interview!

[@pflo7795]

That is a man who knows exactly how to answer very divisive questioning with class and grace. Well done, brother.

[@thesandravshow]

I love how they keep trying to pull drama and Chris is like nope!

[@522nibbles]

They are making a bigger deal out of this then it needs to be.

[@antifamanutd]

522nibbles I totally agree!!

[@1saramalek727]

ive never listened to JTs music ,,,,still im listening to JCs music all day long ;;;;;day in day out ,,,since nsync broke up, JC is the MASTER !!!! all these years HIS VOICE TAKES ME UP TO THE HEAVENS !!!!JC IS AN ANGEL WALKING AMONG US !!!!

[@pooritamary]

Yah,,, the voice of JC is Iconic his voice is unique

[@KamranSKhan]

justin voice is like chipmunk. Jc's voice is like a grown man and beautiful.

[@mmafighter2992]

Kamran S.Khan I guess more ppl like chipmunks then. 😂😂😂

[@amytoon256]

@Ororo Munroe 😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@runniebby23]

the way they laughed when he asked them for a job lol

[@JustCallM3Karma]

Leave it to Chris to keep it classy, the way he answered was awesome. He didn’t throw anyone under the bus.

[@aleqrobinson2876]

So basically JT is being a male diva. Now I like JT's music, and I love NSYNC, but you can tell that JT is more about the fame and all that than the others, and would step on anyone to get ahead. Just look at the Janet Jackson superbowl incident. He got a pass, and she got shamed and he couldn't even back her up or nothing. Chris seemed very humble in his interview. As a side note, I think JT was probably talking about Chris lol. Just seems like they would be likely to bump heads.

[@DarkPark]

I think Chris was serious about that job. Hire this man!

[@dona62851]

So sad when Justin's ego broke up a really great, fun, feel good group!!

[@jennys895]

Chris has always been my favorite, my preference...

[@SidB8]

From I've read and heard from all of the members, NSYNC never officially broke up. They went on hiatus and JT tried doing his own thing which proved to be successful.

[@AmourRichard-yp3pv]

That’s my understanding too

[@AmourRichard-yp3pv]

Chris was offered the role of Jesus Christ superstar but turned it down

[@cityboi2229]

TMZ try to start Fights with everyone ..

[@1saramalek727]

MUCH LOVE FROM ALGIERS ALGERIA NORTH AFRICA ...TO THE BACKSTREET BOYS AND NSYNC . YOU CHANGED MY LIFE !!!!

[@pipdoolididoo]

Poor Chris! He was expecting to take a couple years off then to reunite! :(

[@_fromthedivine_]

I know, I feel so bad!

[@pattimiranda8679]

Terrible the way Justin broke off from the band, when they just thought they were on a hiatus.

[@porsche944mt]

I always find it interesting how TMZ and others seem to want DRAMA behind every group instead of taking things from face value. Like Chris said, its like they have been in school for TEN years and when they finally had time to take a vacation they just went in different directions. They don't hate each other.

[@danglz8797]

This is what I really called a good friend

[@lauradierking1516]

JC is so much better than JT. JT has an attitude that he is the most talented. He isn't.

[@doodledan86]

JC is also a humble, more better person overall! Going from being homeless in D.C. with a young mom who gave him up at seven, to being discovered (even though he was there only to support a friend) by MMC, to being convinced to join Nsync by Justin (after turning him down 4 times cause JC wanted to go to college)....yeah, all those life experiences definitely played a part on how JC learned to appreciate things... meanwhile Justin was "groomed" for stardom by his mother (like competing in child beauty pageants), etc... Why are Justin fans so one dimensional and completely overlook all the times he shat on others? Janet, Britney, spitting on fans in his younger years, mocking the homeless on Skid Row with a feature video of their pain on his wedding day, not inviting Nsync (though he did invite JC, he just chose to go to his brother's wedding instead), etc... there's more I'm probably not thinking of too.. JC is not only blessed with a 4 octave range (no amount of money in the world can buy Justin that kind of gift), good looks (both him and Lance have aged the best, yet JC was the second oldest in the group right after Chris), he is also a beautiful soul on the inside.

[@nanaanokye1856]

HiHai Lah dida Justin didn’t invite the group to his wedding??? Wtfff

[@juliebui4858]

Nana Anokye he did not. Lance was too nice upon being asked about that by reporters? Member in the group that made you who you are today, did not invite you to his wedding, did not want you to be part of his special day? JT made it look like he wanted the wedding to be all about Jessica but he really just didn’t want anything to do with his NSync past. Boy your friends wanted their wedding to be about their spouses as well, yet they still invited you.

[@Sarione]

I wish they had done what BSB did when Richardson left the group. They should have kept on going and left Justin behind. It's a shame. I really loved Nsync.

[@jrrcorcloudsaremine]

Sarione they would have flopped without Justin!

[@lloydjohnlyons]

Jrrcor exactly with out Justin NSYNC would have flopped but they should have continued considering everybody saying JC has the better vocals so carrying on with out JT would have been something to see if they could have done it with out him

[@itsjemmabond]

I miss N'Sync...

[@colettemr]

Justin has said in many other interviews that he wanted to do a different type of music. At that point, he was writing and had written several songs that weren't their teen poppy music. Timberland and the Neptunes understood what "sound" he wanted. Low and behold, we continue to see new innovative things from Justin today. I saw him going solo when I became a fan of the group, although he was the youngest.

[@richardgrace4500]

And yet 20 almost 20 years later beiber had more #1 hits in a year than Timberlake has had in his entire career and it took Timberlake talking about his sex life with brittney on the radio over and over and over again to make his first album do anything and then he had too strip janet in the middle of the superbowl and get her blacklisted and ruin her career in order for his second album too do shit... he hasnt had a succesful solo career AT ALL

[@raym.778]

@@richardgrace4500 Justin Bieber's successes in his career have nothing to do with Justin Timberlake's successes. That's an asinine comparison. Do you have a job? Do you make the most money at it? Are you the most productive, the most efficient, the greatest there ever was to do it? Oh, and not just in your company but of all the people that perform your job. Probably not. Would that make you unsuccessful at your job? No. At the end of the day the guy can make a living for himself, and the people that work with and for him, by selling his music and touring. Therefore, he's pretty successful regardless of whether you like him or not. Plenty of small, independent, artists are successful at their jobs and their audience is a fraction of his. Any musician would kill to be where he is. Even his flop album, while not living up to his previous standards, still sold fairly well. And regardless of how well it did, the real money is in touring. That he was able to use it to launch an almost year-long tour (that just concluded apparently) that grossed millions of dollars seems to indicate success to me. So your idea of what success is, is delusional. Because if you're comparing him to someone else and saying he's a failure because he didn't sell more, or win as many accolades, or whatever... then by that logic you and a lot of people are all failures. In fact, Justin Bieber himself is a failure by that logic. Of course, your logic is faulty to begin with. Justin Timberlake has definitely had a successful solo career and from the looks of it, he'll continue to do so.

[@richardgrace4500]

@@raym.778 my point is Timberlake has been doing his job for like a decade.longer than bieber and not only does bieber have a much higher overall net worth he also has more #1 singles and more #1 albums and it's not even close

[@raym.778]

@@richardgrace4500 You said "he hasn't had a successful solo career AT ALL." and compared him to Justin Bieber. On a comment that wasn't making comparisons or saying he was better than anyone or anything of the sort. My previous response addressed both your comparison of him to Justin Bieber and your stance on what a successful career is. That you continue to make the comparison demonstrates that you still don't get it. In fact you _really_ don't get it. Hopefully someday you will. ✌️ P. S.: If you honestly think that a website or magazine has an accurate idea of a celebrity's finances you're kidding yourself. _When a celebrity goes bankrupt, why is it that they only report it after the fact, if they know so much?_ These celebrities invest (or blow) their money in many different ways outside of their main careers, the only people who know their true net worth are their accountants. I'm personally not interested in who's richer than who because it makes no sense. They're both wealthy and can afford to live a lavish life. They could retire right now, if they wanted to. But it's another asinine comparison that A) No one can accurately make, and B) doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.

[@richardgrace4500]

@@raym.778 I mean he really hasn't been that succesful for the amount of years he has been doing it...

[@sandhiedandhie]

I adore how kris k. took and answer the question in a mature kind of way.. Slow clap for u sir.. :)

[@peggycarter6078]

lol if any member of *NSYNC is gonna take a jab at Justin, it isn't Chris. He is the closest to Justin in the group

[@AmourRichard-yp3pv]

Personally, I think Chris is the glue

[@J.M..]

They were trying so hard to get Chris to talk shit about Justin, but he wasn’t taking the bait. Good for him!

[@stevenperez845]

I think it was Lance that said Justin had it in his head that Lance and Joey weren’t committed because they had done a movie and he believed they wanted focus on acting (this wasn’t true) Justin put this in Chris and JC’s ear. Everyone believed they were on a Break until Justin decided to go solo

[@bdwatson814]

"jc put out a record too" lolol

[@starlight40435]

Chris is a good friend to JT. Heard when JT said he didn't want to get back together after the break, Chris didn't want to keep going without JT. ☹

[@wesbann]

Chris looked like he was 40 years old when he was a member of N'Sync now he looks 41!

[@aathemusician1196]

Chris Kirkpatrick ❤ My Love 😘😘 He's the sweetest person on this planet no One Can be like him 😘💜❤💞💟💟💙😘😘😘😘

[@Glorygirl777]

I never understood why NSYNC didn't replace Justin and keep on rollin.

[@sandcastlecollapsing]

It's clear that Justin was gonna be the breakout star of the group. I had a bet with a classmate. JC actually made a good solo album too but Justin just killed it with his music. He definitely had a more r&b flavor, even with the songs he wrote for *NSYNC. You could tell when it was his creation.

[@emrahshaini1662]

sandcastlecollapsing The real story is that Timbaland saved him 😉

[@VayKaeBae]

and Pharrell. He worked heavy on Justified too.

[@shaksmac6314]

sandcastlecollapsing bingo! You nailed it. I wish they all could have had great soli success but you definitely could always tell Justin would be a breakout. Listen, I was like 8 when they hit the scene and I could tell he was different.

[@countrygirlcountrymusiclov5831]

sandcastlecollapsing I think if you think about it there's one breakout standout person in a pop group. Justin with nsync

[@countrygirlcountrymusiclov5831]

Emrah Shaini honey Justin would of STILL been just as successful without Timberlake. No need for timbaland

[@syluralindsay3443]

JC was the better singer but when you have Timberland and Pharell working on your music with JT voice it was bound to be a hit. If JT had them it would have been JT Who? It's all about who is backing you for you to be a hit. I do like JT music but he is a user and believe in his own BS for me to give a dam how he used in INSYNC to go solo. It wasn't that he cared more he just wanted to do his own thing and he's using INSYNC as excuse instead of saying the truth. Good music but JT is a liar

[@theyenvyniyah9046]

In every group when someone go's solo its always because someone working for the group or the fans are favoriting that one group member like (u can do way better without this group) (u carry this whole group by yourself) they get so used to hearing it that they start to believe it and then leave the group and then when the group break up everybody say they had different intentions. But that's only my opinion👽

[@zoeblaster]

This answer is too pc. Chris is covering for him, they should of asked Lance .

[@D-Ross86]

This guy Chris just s3ems like a really positive and awesome person. He isn't feeding into the drama TMZ is trying to conjure. Chris is awesome. I'm not a fan of N'sync. I would totally love to chill with Chris. Good people

[@jessicanetzer3353]

I wish they had never broken up.

[@evangelinatemplin4537]

Love that Chris didnt fall for the bait of TMZ whispering false drama into his ear.

[@jennifergraham5106]

Bottom line... They got too old to be in a boyband. End of story. Chris is 46 for goodness sakes. And Justin chose to continue his career on his own... And succeeded 100%

[@Mcgturtle3]

It's *NSYNC not 'NSYNC

[@postmortem4783]

Lance and JC actually stated in an interview at E! News: "in our world, the star(*) is an apostrophe(')" so there =)

[@always_talkback2038]

What a sharp cool humble intelligent dude. Rock on

[@olliepoplol]

I swear he was in *NSYNC just to get famous so he could leave at the peak of their fame or something, that way he would get super famous on his own.